Stacie

“if I had only one wish, it would be
that I am worthy enough for my children.
that despite all my mistakes, they will
always feel loved and safe.
they will look back on me fondly,
my memory will be a source of love and peace.
if I had only one wish, it would be
that my children never have to heal from me.”
― Rose Brik, My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage

“There’s so much suffering in the world. So much pain. You get to be a certain age and you gain a collector’s appreciation of it.”
― Nat Cassidy, Nestlings

“History had proven to the framers of the US Constitution that religion is divisive. They separated religion from government to avoid the mistakes of past regimes.”
― Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

“Adulthood was all about compromises, wasn’t it? You decide what you need, what you want, and shift your priorities around until you find the least bad combination. Each compromise was a link in a chain, and if that chain dragged you down to the bottom of the East River? Well … at least you had Netflix and Spotify to distract you while you sank.”
― Nat Cassidy, Nestlings